When the dead, demons and night creatures walk among men, injustice and crime are fueled by bigotry; only one monster is right for the case. In a world where the realms of man and monsters have merged, the monsters are seen as second class citizens, forced to live in squalor under the thumb of humankind. Misrepresented and oppressed, the monster people only find help from Hank Steiner, a private detective who finds himself at the epicenter of the hatred and crime in Tower City.